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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.001 % ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 28.015-28.465 MHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: < 1.0 μV For 10dB S+N/N
FM: < 0.5 μV For 12dB S+N/N
SSB/CW: < 0.5 μV For 10dB S+N/N
≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV
Selectivity ? ? 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz (AM-1st, SSB)
2nd 455 KHz (AM-2nd)
?
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5W @ 10% THD 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 28.015-28.465 MHz 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? AM/FM/CW: 9 W RMS, SSB: 25 W PEP 5 / 4 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC nominal ±15% 7.4V, 1650mAh (Li-Ion Battery)
Current RX ? < 1.2 A ?
TX - < 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in Japan Between 2004 and 201x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 200 × 60 × 273 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 10.75 in)
117 × 53 × 36 mm
(4.61 × 2.09 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) 287 gr (10.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 240 channels in 1 bank(s) 256 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? AM/FM/SSB/CW ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000600 RANGER-SS-003900EGHP HYTERA-TC-000580